Jimmy Dean(I)(1928–2010)

Jimmy Dean, the musician, actor and entrepreneur, was instrumental in the mainstreaming of country music, a genre that now ranks as the most popular in the United States but which, back in the 1960s, was accorded little respect in the mass media. Jimmy Dean had a #1 hit in the US and England with his song "Big Bad John," which established his fame... See full bio »

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Anybody in any business who thinks they can't be replaced should do this: stick their hand in a bucket of water, then pull it out, and see how big a hole it leaves. See more
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One of his stranger "talents" was being able to fold his own ear into a neat little ball, which would then pop out on its own after several seconds. He demonstrated this "talent" on his TV show. See more
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